Research on large-scale wildfires conducted by Visiting Professor Samuel L. Manzello has been featured in various domestic and international media outlets, following recent fires in South Korea and Japan.
2025.7.7
1. Interviews with Visiting Professor Manzello regarding the large-scale forest fire that occurred in Ōfunato City, Iwate Prefecture in February 2025 were featured across multiple media outlets:
Wildfire Today (Published on February 28, 2025)
Thousands evacuated as Japan’s largest wildfire in 30 years burns
Bloomberg (Published on March 3, 2025)
Japan Battles Worst Wildfire in 40 Years Amid Record Dry Season
Jiji Press / Jiji.com News (Published on March 4, 2025)
Continued Spread Influenced by Wind and Terrain; Dried Humus May Be a Factor – Iwate Forest Fire
CNA (Channel News Asia) (Published on March 5, 2025 Singapore Time)
Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century spreads
2. In connection with the wildfires that occurred in Ehime and Okayama, TV Asahi requested an interview with the Fluid Research Institute, which was conducted by Visiting Professor Manzello (March 27, 2025).
Featured on:TV Asahi “Saturday Station”
Date of fire outbreak: March 23, 2025
3. An interview with Visiting Professor Manzello regarding the large-scale forest fire in South Korea was broadcast on Channel News Asia (Aired on March 31, 2025).
Program title: South Korea wildfires a wake-up call for global fire preparedness
Date of fire outbreak: March 21, 2025
4. An interview article with Visiting Professor Manzello was published on nippon.com, a web news site operated by the Nippon Communications Foundation (Published on April 14, 2025).
Article title: “Sanriku Foehn Great Fire Memorial”: A Tragedy in Iwate 64 Years Ago – A Warning About Fires at the Boundary Between Mountains and Human Settlements